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Ethiopia government bonds

Ethiopia's bonds as US funds mark them in their filings (SEC Form N-PORT), by currency. Fund marks as of Jul 2026; they lag the market by about two months.

By currency

BondsMeasured againstCountSpread10-year spreadPriced-in 5y odds1-month changeMedian yieldHeld by US funds
USD Emerging markets, US-dollar bonds vs US Treasuries2 n/a —— —— $206.3M

Priced-in odds = spread ÷ (1 − 40% recovery) over five years; it includes a risk premium and overstates actual defaults. Own-currency bonds get a yield and no odds: a government can print its own currency.

USD spread history

Median spread vs US Treasuries, month-ends with complete filings. Fund-reported.

817 bp2365 bp3914 bpJan 2021Jul 20232021-01-31: 817 bp2021-03-31: 859 bp2021-06-30: 865 bp2021-09-30: 1109 bp2022-01-31: 1648 bp2022-04-30: 2027 bp2022-07-31: 3692 bp2022-10-31: 3914 bp2023-01-31: 2588 bp2023-04-30: 2723 bp2023-07-31: 3219 bp

Who holds Ethiopia's debt

Fund series holding Ethiopia's government and government-related bonds in their latest quarterly report: 36 now, 35 a quarter earlier. Names as reported in the filings.

Fund seriesReportBondsFace valueValue
Global Macro Absolute Return Advantage Portfolio2026-07-31 1$78.0M$84.4M
Eaton Vance Emerging Markets Debt Opportunities Fund2026-07-31 2$57.9M$62.7M
Global Macro Portfolio2026-07-31 1$24.4M$26.3M
Emerging Markets Local Income Portfolio2026-07-31 2$14.0M$15.2M
Western Asset Emerging Markets Debt Fund Inc.2026-06-30 1$6.3M$6.9M
Morgan Stanley Emerging Markets Domestic Debt Fund, Inc.2026-07-31 2$4.7M$5.1M
Franklin Emerging Market Debt Opportunities Fund2026-07-31 2$3.3M$3.6M
iShares Flexible Income Active ETF2026-07-31 1$3.3M$3.5M
GMO Emerging Country Debt Fund2026-05-31 1$2.5M$2.6M
Eaton Vance Income Opportunities ETF2026-06-30 1$2.3M$2.5M
MORGAN STANLEY EMERGING MARKETS DEBT FUND INC2026-06-30 1$2.0M$2.2M
BondBloxx JP Morgan USD Emerging Markets 1-10 Year Bond ETF2026-07-31 1$2.0M$2.2M
Eaton Vance Total Return Bond ETF2026-06-30 1$1.9M$2.0M
Western Asset Management Strategic Bond Opportunities Portfolio2026-06-30 1$1.5M$1.6M
Emerging Markets Debt Portfolio2026-06-30 1$1.3M$1.5M
NYLIM Candriam Emerging Markets Debt Fund2026-07-31 1$1.1M$1.1M
Eaton Vance Ltd Duration Income Fund2026-06-30 1$974K$1.1M
Virtus Newfleet Multi-Sector Short Term Bond Fund2026-06-30 1$890K$966K
SIIT EMERGING MARKETS DEBT FUND2026-05-31 1$825K$867K
Neuberger Emerging Markets Debt Hard Currency ETF2026-07-31 1$600K$647K

ETFs holding Ethiopia's bonds

From each ETF's own latest N-PORT report, as a share of its net assets. A holdings list, not a recommendation.

ETFReportBondsValue% of net assets
XAGG Eaton Vance Income Opportunities ETF 2026-06-301$2.5M 0.21%
XEMD BondBloxx JP Morgan USD Emerging Markets 1-10 Year Bond ETF 2026-07-311$2.2M 0.26%
EVTR Eaton Vance Total Return Bond ETF 2026-06-301$2.0M 0.04%
JEMB Janus Henderson Emerging Markets Debt Hard Currency ETF 2026-07-311$469K 0.11%
NFLT Virtus Newfleet Multi-Sector Bond ETF 2026-07-311$77K 0.02%
VEMY Virtus Stone Harbor Emerging Markets High Yield Bond ETF 2026-07-311$13K 0.03%

Sources: fund holdings and fund-reported marks from SEC Form N-PORT (published about 60 days after each month-end); 13F filings; House and Senate periodic transaction reports and OGE Form 278-T; Treasury yields from FRED. Findings from filings, not advice. How each number is computed.

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